Post #74: The Two Witnesses Explained | KJV Right Division (Week 3)

Post 74 · The Temple – Past, Present, Future

"What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?" — 1 Corinthians 6:19 (KJV)

Who? Corinthian believers being warned about sexual immorality — the body is now the temple; defiling it is defiling God's dwelling place.
Dispensation: Grace Age — the physical Temple in Jerusalem was the OT type; now the believer's body (individually) and the church (corporately) are the temple.
Key: Temple types: (1) OT — God's presence in stone and wood; (2) Jesus — 'destroy this temple' (John 2:19); (3) Grace Age — the believer's body and the corporate Body; (4) Future — tribulation temple; (5) Millennial — Ezekiel's temple.

The concept of the temple traces through Scripture in five phases. The Tabernacle and Solomon's Temple housed God's Shekinah presence in the Old Covenant. Jesus declared Himself the true Temple (John 2:19-21) — the ultimate meeting place between God and man. In the Grace Age, the Holy Spirit indwells every believer's body (1 Cor 6:19) and the corporate church is God's temple (Eph 2:21-22; 1 Cor 3:16-17). During the Tribulation, a rebuilt Jerusalem Temple will be desecrated by the Antichrist (2 Thess 2:4 — Matt 24:15). In the Millennium, Ezekiel's glorious temple will be the center of worship during Christ's reign (Ezek 40-48). Understanding these phases prevents confusion about whether God needs a physical temple today (He does not — He lives in us).

Application: Read 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 and Ephesians 2:19-22. Individually, your body is the temple (1 Cor 6:19); corporately, the church is God's building (Eph 2:21). What are the practical implications of being God's temple? How does knowing the Holy Spirit lives in you change how you treat your body, your relationships, and your conversation? How does the corporate temple metaphor shape how you view your local church?

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Prayer: Holy Spirit, You have made our bodies Your temple. We are not our own — we were bought with a price. Help us to honor You in our bodies, to keep Your dwelling place pure, and to treat our fellow believers as fellow stones in Your holy building. Amen.